Posted by Bob on October 29, 1999, at 12:52:26
In reply to The nature of this board, posted by Noa on October 29, 1999, at 7:15:13
Well, I don't know about the rest of you, but I think Noa's got a great idea. I used to be on Guy Kawasaki's EvangeList and within each mail message was a similar system to identify stories within each post. But getting back to Babble:
T IMO is a good choice. I think it would cover issues both about medication and about diagnoses, side effects, and other issues about our disorders and how medications interact with them. I like T better than something like M, for medical, because it is a gentle reminder to provide the straight dope on these threads when responding. They are for Technical discussions.
E IMO is also a good choice. Emotive, Expressive, Experiential, whatever you want to call it. I like the idea of keeping some connection to it being an Expressive thread of discussion.
I'd argue to keep such a system as simple as possible, so I'd suggest only one more category -- G for general. This thread is a good example of a G. Questions about anonymity through this medium is as well. The Dr. Bob World Tour also fits. If it isn't T or E, it's G.
(Good thinking, Noa ... I wish I had your brain ... ;^)
Bob
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